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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by Japan, bombing the US naval base in Hawaii.
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It began after the battle of the Bataan in the Philippines during WW2. The total distance traveled was 65miles.
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16 US army Air forces bombers attacked Tokyo, after the Peal Harbor attack.
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A significant naval battle, where the US defeated Japan, changing the naval power in the Pacific.
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The first major allied offensive against Japan within the Pacific Theater.
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The battle of Leyte was when Allied forces attacked the Philippines, which lead to the liberation of the island and a naval victory over Japan.
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The US forces captured Iwo Jima a Japanese island in a battle.
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US forces fought over the control of the island, which was one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific.
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The US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the atomic bomb, which led to Japan's surrender.
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The surrender of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito, which ended the war.